The Moving picture world (November 1926-December 1926)

MOVING PICTURE WORLD November 20, 1926 Pittsburgh Theatre Houses Suhivay Station New York Moving Picture World Bureau, Albany, N. Y., Nov. 11. LAST week was an active one along Film Row in Albany. A meeting of MetroGoldwyn officials, including Felix Feist, general manager of sales distribution; William F. Rogers, eastern sales manager, and Sam Eckman, district manager, was held with a luncheon preceding at the Hotel Ten Ej'ck. Charles Walder, now connected with the Metro-Goldwyn office in Bufifalo, and former local manager for Fox, was in town for the occasion. Fenton Lawlor is now associated with the First National exchange here, succeeding M. M. Silver. Hal Smith, and Lionel Edel, have been added to the Fox sales force. A. J. Pincus has been appointed feature salesman for Pathe here. Ton.v Veiller, manager of the Mark Ritz in Albany, learns from his wife, who has been visiting relatives for some time past in Norfolk. Va., that she will travel by airplane on her return from Norfolk to Philadelphia. Mrs. Veiller has made several short trips by plane in the past. Elmira Mr. and Mrs. Harry Berinstein, of Elmira, were guests of .Julius Berinstein, owner of the Colonial and Hudson Theatres in Albany, last week. Mr. Berinstein is well known in Albany, and according to reports, he is now looking for one or two sites on which he will erect motion picture theatres. Kingston Harry L>azarus, of Kingston, operating the Auditorium In that city, is back from a hunting trip, but failed to mention whether or not it was a successful one. Mr. Lazarus is building a new theatre and indications point to its being ready *for opening in the early spring. Johnstown It now looks as though Clarence Dopp, who has been operating the Electric Theatre In Johnstown, is to form a chain of houses in that part of the state. Mr. Dopp has just added the Kun-Ja-Muck Theatre of Broadalbin, and is said to be looking about for one or two more houses located in small villages. The Hudson Theatre in Albany, narrowly escape possible destruction last week in a fire that broke out in a paint store in the same block. _ The fire was confined to the store, however. About a year ago, another store in the same block was badly damaged by fire. Rome Considerable activity is being displayed these days by the Kallet Brothers, who control the situation in Rome, Canastota and Oneida. In two of these places they are erecting new theatres and now they arc negotiating for the purchase of the Pontiac in Saranac I>ake. This house has been operated by Dave Seymour, a veteran showman who has been forced to make Saranac Liake his home, on account of ill health. Schuyler villa Up in Sch'uylerville, A. E. MiUigan, running the Broadway Theatre, is also picking apples. These apples probably rank as the largest in size, of any orchard in all New York state. The other day Mr. Milligan gave one of the apples to Howard Morgan, local manager for Educational, and it was so large, according to Mr. Morgan, that he was barely able to get it into his Ford car. Troy Robber Nips Candy While Cash Sits Tight Albany, N. Y., Nov. 11.— Jacob Rosenthal is wondering whether Troy burglars have a "sweet tooth" or whether, as his friends all tell him, it is Jacob's cleverness that account for the fact that when his Rose Theatre was entered one night last week, the robber took twenty boxes of candy — but missed over $300 which was neatly filed in a plain letter file instead of lying in the safe. Arrests have been made. It is not stated if the candy has been recovered intact. Mr. Rosenthal's -theatre was bnrglarized before, nearly a year ago. Candy had not been provided on that occasion. Michigan Mcving Picture World Bureau, Detroit, Mich., Nov. 11. MOTION picture exchanges in the Detroit territory are making preparations for a general removal about December 1 to the new million dollar Film Building, which is being completed for their use at Columbia street and Cass avenue. The building is rapidly nearing completion and the first exchanges to move doubtless will do so within the next few weeks. Saginaw Charles Carlisle, well known Saginaw exhibitor, has relinquished his theatrical holdings in the Thumb City. Mr. Carlisle was one of the oldest and best known exhibitors in the State. Gerald Meyers, city salesman for the Educational-Film Exchange, received word last week of the death of his mother in Boston and left immediately to attend the funeral fhere. The new Senate Theatre, on Michigan avenue, only two weeks old, was entered by yeggmen who blew open the safe with nitroglycerine, obtaining about $2,000. Arthur D. Baehr, the manager, told the police he believed the robbery took place about daybreak. Muskegon C. Howard Crane, Detroit architect. Is drawing plans for a theatre costing $500,000 to be erected in Muskegon for the W. S. Butterfield circuit. The theatre will be situated on Western avenue. George F. Koppin announces tlie sale of his Catherine Theatre to James M. Leasia. I^easia was a prominent exhibitor in Detroit about seven years ago, but retired after building the Tuxedo, a large neighborhood house. Ann Arbor Gerald Hoag, manager of the Majestic Theatre at Ann Arbor, is nursing a fractured wrist as a result of a rush made on his theatre "pep'' night by University of Michigan students. Herbert Traver, Detroit manager of United Artists, is seriously ill at his home with heart trouble. The office is being looked after by Morris Safiet, division manager. Moving Picture World Bureau, Pittsburgh, Pa., Nov. 11. THE first building in Pittsbugh to provide for a station for the anticipated subway is Loew's Penn Theatre, under construction. According to R. A. Williams, in charge of construction for C. W. and George L. Rapp, New York architects, the sub-basement will be equipped with the most modern equipment for cooling, heating and ventilating the theatre. The Penn will be under the supervision of Louis K. Sidney, to whom goes most of the credit for the success of Loew's Aldine here. H. M. Herbel, for the past year manager of the local Universal exchange, has left for New York to take up his new duties as western sales manager for Universal. He is succeeded in Pittsburgh by A. L,. Sugarman, who for the past eight years has been connected with the Universal sales force In the Cincinnati branch. Manager James H. Alexander, of the Columbia Film Service, Inc., announces that he has just acquired for release In the local territory the four new Rayart serials, namely: "Scotty of the Scouts," "Trooper 77," "Fighting for Fame," and a fourth a« yet unnamed. Fred J. Herrlngton, secretary of the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Western Pennsylvania, will hereafter handle advance trailer service on all feature releases. Many of the leading exhibitors in the territory are already using this service and state that they are well pleased with the results obtained. Stanley B. Waite, central division sales manager for Pathe, was a recent Pittsburgh visitor. Recent exhibitors Included: Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kinney, Franklin; Charles Freeman, John Newman and Julius Markowltz, New Castle; James Retter, California; Carl Becker, Butler: B. E. Cupler, Washington; Harry Petz, Youngwood, and James Vclas. Wheeling. The Western Pennsylvania Amusement Co., Inc., opened their sixth picture theatre Thursday, November 4. The new house Is fhe Avenue, located at 809 Liberty avenue, Pittsburgh, a house seating 314 persons. Brookline M. Braverman, whose lease at the Brookline Theatre, Brookline, expires the end of November, Is building a beautiful new 500seat theatre In the town which he expects to open by the first of the year. Plans for the new house Include two storerooms on the ground floor, and bowling alleys in the basement. North Braddock A. Schleisinger, owner of the Olympic Theatre, Beechview, has taken over the Copeland Theatre, North Braddock. He reopened the house on November 8, and had souvenirs for alt his patrons. A. H. Schnltzer, F. B. O. manager, is back at his desk, after attending a sales meeting in the New York home office. Tell Our Correspondent Your News Ogdensburg Open Sunday Albany. Nov. 8. — .-\ i)ropo.sition calling for Sunday motion picture shows in Ogdensburg, N. Y.. was carried on election day by a majority of 213, with more persons voting than on any proposition ever before the electorate in that city. First reports were to the effect that the proposition had been lost, but later a rechecking showed that It had been carried. Interest in the outcome was on a par with that for Governor of the state.